Castle · near Dalgety Bay and Hillend · Fife

Aberdour Castle

Visitors find Aberdour Castle 2.7 km northeast of Dalgety Bay and Hillend. It is a scheduled monument. Around it, within 15 km, lie 147 more places, Edinburgh Castle (13 km) first on our list.

Photo: Aberdour Castle, Andy Hawkins (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

2.7 km

northeast of Dalgety Bay and Hillend

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle near Dalgety Bay and Hillend

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Dalgety Bay and Hillend

Aberdour Castle is 2.7 km northeast of Dalgety Bay and Hillend. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Dalgety Bay and Hillend has 7 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

June to September are the warmest in Dalgety Bay and Hillend, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°77 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar10° / 3°54 mm

Apr12° / 4°48 mm

May15° / 7°41 mm

Jun18° / 10°61 mm

Jul20° / 11°78 mm

Aug19° / 11°67 mm

Sep17° / 9°54 mm

Oct13° / 7°78 mm

Nov10° / 4°92 mm

Dec7° / 2°79 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Dalgety Bay and Hillend, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Dalgety Bay and Hillend. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Dalgety Bay and Hillend’s full climate →

About

Aberdour Castle

14 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Dalgety Bay and Hillend’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: 2.7 km northeast of Dalgety Bay and Hillend
Official site: historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/aberdour-castle-and-gardens

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where Aberdour Castle is

Orange: Aberdour Castle.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Of the 6, Edinburgh is the largest, at 493,794 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Dalgety Bay and Hillend

9,452 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km east of it

Burntisland

6,259 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 5.6 km northwest of it

Crossgates

2,993 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 7 km northwest of it

Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans

11,979 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Aberdour Castle is	People	Places to visit
Dalgety Bay and Hillend	2.7 km southwest of it	9,452	14
Burntisland	2.9 km east of it	6,259	9
Crossgates	5.6 km northwest of it	2,993	8
Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans	7 km northwest of it	11,979	2
Kinghorn	7.8 km east of it	2,944	7
Edinburgh	14 km southeast of it	493,794	150

Make a day of it

Places to add to Aberdour Castle

Also close at hand are 2 castles, 2 art galleries and 2 museums, among 147 within 15 km.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle13 km away 2

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery13 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3

Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse14 km away 4

MuseumNational Museum of Scotland14 km away 5

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)10 km away 6

CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral14 km away 7

Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery13 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)8

MuseumHMY Britannia11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Aberdour Castle?

Aberdour Castle is 2.7 km northeast of Dalgety Bay and Hillend, Fife.

What is Aberdour Castle?

Castle in Fife, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Aberdour Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Dalgety Bay and Hillend, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Aberdour Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Aberdour Castle?

Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (13 km), National Gallery (13 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (14 km) and National Museum of Scotland (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Aberdour Castle: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMY Britannia: Akiramenai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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